C.J.'s Bedside Watch

A compact timepiece rests on the bedstand in C.J.'s dimly lit bedroom; groggy fingers snatch it up as the phone shrills at dawn. C.J. squints at its face—6:30 AM flashes accusingly—triggering a surge of irritation that sharpens her voice against Isobel's intrusion. The watch anchors the raw vulnerability of abrupt awakening, its quick consultation slicing through sleep-fogged haze.

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Purpose

To display the current time for immediate bedside checks upon waking or interruption.

Significance

Ignites C.J.'s snapped rebuke to her boss, exposing pre-White House tensions and career discontent in this pivotal backstory flashback.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

Isobel's Dawn Call Rouses a Groggy C.J.

C.J. snatches the bedside watch amid the phone conversation, squinting to confirm the egregious 6:30 AM hour, which fuels her sarcastic snap at Isobel—functioning as a stark reality check that amplifies her annoyance and underscores the call's boundary violation in her pre-political life.

Before: Resting undisturbed on the bedstand beside the bed

After: Briefly grasped in C.J.'s hand during check, then presumably returned to bedstand

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